Who has the most wickets in T20 World Cup?

The T20 World Cup is hosted by the International Cricket Council (ICC) every two years. For teams to qualify for the World Cup, they have to win a set of qualifying matches. This edition consists of 20 teams who will go head to head competing for the winner’s title. Just like the saying “catches win matches” goes, wickets too win matches. In this article, we will be looking at who has the most wickets in T20 World Cup.

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Player with the most wickets in T20 World Cup 2022

Taking the 2022 edition into perspective, there are numerous players who have managed to mark their name in the list of the T20 World Cup 2022 most wickets. Let’s look at some of them:

Wanindu Hasaranga

The first position for the T20 World Cup 2022 most wickets title goes to none other than the notorious Wanindu Hasaranga of Sri Lanka who displayed tremendous skill that left spectators amazed by his performance on the pitch. Wanindu achieved this unbeatable record by taking a remarkable 15 wickets in just 8 matches.

Sam Curran

Meanwhile, the second position of the most wickets in T20 World Cup 2022 is firmly held by Sam Curran, a true hero of England who has led his team to victory numerous times, whether during domestic games or even international games. Curran was able to secure this achievement by taking 13 wickets in just 6 games. Hence putting up his name in the top list of the T20 World Cup 2022 most wickets.

Bas De Leede

The third place is taken by the Netherland’s Bas De Leede who showed remarkable skills and dedication. He put up his ability to make crucial decisions under pressure on full display. During the 2022 session, Leede took 13 wickets in just 8 matches which resulted in him being a part of the top 3 most wickets in T20 World Cup 2022.

Below is a list of players with the most wickets in T20 World Cup 2022.

Player	Team	Mts	Wkts
Wanindu Hasaranga	SL	8	15
Sam Curran	ENG	6	13
Bas De Leede	NED	8	13
Blessing Muzarabani	ZIM	8	12
Anrich Nortie	SA	5	11
Shaheen Afridi	PAK	7	11
Shadab Khan	PAK	7	11
Paul Van Meekeren	NED	8	11
Josh Little	IRE	7	11
Sikandar Raza	ZIM	8	10

Player with the most wickets in T20 World Cup in a single match

The record for the most wickets in World Cup T20 is held by the infamous Wanindu Hasaranga, the legend of Sri Lanka who is widely known for the skills and performance he put out on the pitch which many proved to be very crucial, as he is an important asset that draws his team closer to victory whenever is name is in the team’s opening line-up.

Through-out his World Cup debut, Wanindu has shown remarkable skills and dedication in the game. His performance with the ball not only aided his team a step closer to victory but his dedication on the pitch has also resulted in him setting an unbreakable record of being a player with the most wickets in World Cup T20.

During the 2022 T20 World Cup, Wanindu Hasaranga managed to set an unbreakable record of T20 World Cup most wickets by taking a remarkable 15 wickets in just 8 matches.

Player with the most wickets in T20 World Cup history

The player with the T20 World Cup most wickets is Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh. Shakib holds the record for the T20 World Cup most wickets in history with 47 wickets to his. His consistent performances have made him a key player for Bangladesh in the tournament.

Below is a list of the top 10 players with the T20 World Cup most wickets:

Pos	Player	Team	Mts	Ovs	Runs	Wkts
1	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	36	129.1	876	47
2	Shahid Afridi	Pakistan	34	135	907	39
3	SL Malinga	Sri Lanka	31	102.4	763	38
4	Saeed Ajmal	Pakistan	23	89.2	607	36
5	BAW Mendis	Sri Lanka	21	78.3	526	35
6	Umar Gul	Pakistan	24	82.4	604	35
7	R Ashwin	India	23	83	525	32
8	PWH de Silva	Sri Lanka	16	61	355	31
9	DW Steyn	South Africa	23	83.1	579	30
10	SCJ Broad	England	26	86.5	671	30

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